Low birth weight prevalence in Burundi
Burundi: Low birth weight prevalence was 14.8% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
14.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2000
All-time low
14.8%
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Burundi, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Burundi is 14.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Burundi peaked at 15.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 32nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 15.4% compare
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- 31 Eritrea, The State of 15.2% compare
- 32 Morocco 14.8% compare
- 34 Gabon 14.6% compare
- 35 Guatemala 14.5% compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 103,354 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 104,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 109,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,195 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Burundi?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Burundi was 14.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Burundi ranks 32nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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